Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-08-05
We found but few objects Of real interest in
Geneva, Its principal attraction being its

lts lake The river Rhono divides IL about
equally Six fine bridges crossing 1t at diff
ierent. points, being mere combinations OF
tho streets, with quays.nn both sides of the
banks, upon which are the best shops. II
must be queer TO live in these houses, going
out OF your front door on land aud out Of
4 your back door in boat, but there Is a
spice in variety The Pont du Mt. Blanc is
the finest bridge. Some of the quays arc
adorned with trees. Everything here Is sug-
gestive or MI. Blanc, just as at Berne we
saw the bear on the hotels, fountains, &c.
We saw the homo Of Calvin, for yeu know
Geneva became the centre of education for
the Protestant youth oil Europe after the ca.
Establishment of the Reformation. The home
Of Voltaire is also q few miles out of the
city, aud Rousseau looms up considerably
too in this vicinity, and there Is an unusual
lmparitlality i1lthe distribution of honors.
Rotshchids, of Paris, has built handsome
house here on the lake, but never comes To
II, in consequence of refusal on the part OF
the authorities 10 allew him 70 raise above
1t the family flag, the law prohibiting any
but the Swiss flag. The city Ia full Of watch
and clock-making establishments, bat there
was no rush for Geneva watches" "a there
used TO be before America took '.,rime Nv
the forelock," and imprisoned him, letting
him out only by the second Since then
Geneva time-keepers, In mcdesty, hold their
hands before their faces Ia the presence of
| Americans and are never sold ION tick"
This Is the place 10 buy views" of noun
tain and lake and musical boxes. We found
the Hotel dc la Paix q pleasant place of
sojourn, frequented by many of our coun-
trymen.
Finishing our visit here, we took the cars
Tor Paris, and had our longest ride In Europe,
twelve hours being required for the trip
we were fortunate In securing compart.
meht to ourselves, and glad to sec the homo.
| like dining car attached. The scenery along
the route Is SO similar to much already do.
scrlbed that 1t would be but repetition 10 20
into detail, so will merely tell you that we
arrived at midnight IN Paris, where We
found tho depot officials as tired and sleepy
as ourselves. However, we were soon whirl-
cd to Normandy Hotel,n 30 called TO dis.
tinguish II fran the various Hotels Nor
mandie which seem 10 be dotted all over the
city .
am tempted to stop right here and call
these letters ended, 1t Is simply impossible
to tell you intelllgibly about Paris. Did
you ever see body Of water dashing over
a bed OF rocks-separated into a thousand
little streams, each one madly trying TO get
ahead OF the others, splashing along pell-
nell till II tired you to lock at it2 Well,
that Is my state Of mind, as begin about
Paris. The rocks and stones represent the
brain, and the water the recollections of
what saw. The stream starts with the
great city itself, but, as think, II. separates
Into Champs Elysees, Bots de Boulogne,
N0tre Dame, Pere la Chaise, lie Louvre, lie
Bon Marche, Hotel des Invalides, tho Gaia.
combs, and 80 many other things. Do you
wonder at my bewldermentp What good
thing 1t would be tohave ones ideas labeled
and put up on shelf ready 10 be taken
down, one at time, as needed The first
thing remember Is the brilliant electric
light which turned cur midnight into day,
then the stream Of people out at that hour,
then the hetel and rest for tho night Per.
haps order will come out Of chaos with my
recolections Of tho morning
Paris. like all these other cities OF which !
have told you, stands on both sdos oil a river
The river Seine, so that the washerwomen,
whom ono always associates with this river,
may be said TO be in--Seine. You would
think so, Sue, II you saw how they ssN1t-
times manage 10 do their washing WithOut
themselves getting wet A large hogshead
10 sunk in the water near the bank, about
one-lourth OF II being above the level. Into
this the woman gets, leaning ever the edge
OF IL TO reach the water In which she washes
There is some convenient place arranged for
laying the linen after II Ia laundried, and
a frame work for holding the washboard.
Still hinge ia the back seems necessary for
those women 10 enable them 10 perform this
work. While on the subject Of the Seine,
must tell you Of another sort Of washing
practiced here on Sunday alternoens--that
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